Store construction



J. M. TURNER.

STORE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY27, 1919.

1 343, 80 1 Patented June 15, 1920.

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J. M. TURNER.

STORE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY27, 1919.

1,343,801 Patented June 15, 1920.

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UNITED STATES JAMES M. TURNER, 0F FLORENCE, ALABAMA.

STORE CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs M. TURNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Florence, in the county of Lauderdale and State of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Store Construction,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved store construction and theprincipal object of the invention is to provide a store having animproved construction whereby orders may be written and then connectedwith a traveling conveyer and carried from the display room into thesupply room and the goods ordered forwarded by means of a travelingconveyer to the c'ashiers desk where they may be paid for and obtained.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the counter carryingthe conveyers that easy access may be had to the order carrying belt bycustomers but removal of packages from the package carrying beltprevented before the packages reach the cashiers desk.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this store that thecounter may be placed in the middle of the room adjacent the inner endthereof where there will be plenty of room about the counter to SIJUOII!modate persons who have made purchases and so that there will be plentyof display room in which to exhibit goods or samples of goods on sale.

This improved construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings;wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the improved store construction,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal view through the store,

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the counter,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the counter,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal horizontally extending sectionalview through the counter,

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation of a display card frame to be attached toshelves carrying samples of goods on sale,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a clip used in connection with the orderconveying belt.

This store will be located in a building 10 divided intermediate itslength by a partition 11 into the front end rear rooms 12 and 13, thefront room being the display room Application filed. May 2'7,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 15, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 300,082.

and the rear room the storing and filling room. Doors 14 are provided inthe partition 11 so that access may be had between the two rooms and astreet door '15 is provided in the front room through which customerswill pass in entering and leaving the store. A counter is positioned inthe building and extends partially into the rear room and partiall inthe front room, the counter being provi ed with side walls 16 and endwalls 17 which support the counters 18 and 19.

In order to carry orders into the supply room and packages from thesupply room into the display room there has been provided a plurality ofconveyors 20 and 21. These conveyers 20 and 21 extend along the sides ofthe counter, one set being positioned along each side for convenience.These conveyers are endless belts which pass around pulley wheels 22 and23, the pulley wheels 22 and 23 at the rear being provided withextensions for engagement by the driving belts 24 and 25 which beltspass around pulley wheels mounted upon the shaft 26. This shaft isrotatably mounted beneath the counter and carries the pulley wheel 27about which passes the belt 28 thereby permitting rotary movement to betransmitted from the motor 29 to the shaft 26. From an inspection ofFigs. 3 and 4 it will be seen that the belts 2 1 are twisted therebycausing the pulley 22 to rotate in an opposite direction to the rotationof the pulleys 23. This will cause the conveyer belts 20 to move withtheir upper flight traveling from the display room into the supply roomand the belts 21 to move with their flights traveling from the supplyroom into the display room. A grating 80 is provided at each sidebetween the two conveyer belts so that access may be readily had to theorder belt 20 and the removal of material from the belt 21 preventeduntil the material reaches the cashiers stand at coun- Eer 19 wheregoods will be received and paid When in use this store will beconstructed as shown in Fig. 1 and articles for sale will be displayedupon shelves around the room and in showcases 31, frames 32 for carryingprice cards being connected with the shelves 33 so that the prices ofthe goods displayed can be ascertained without the assistance of aclerk. A refrigerator 34 is provided in the supply room for carryingbutter and other articles which would be damaged by the delivery belt.

heat and for convenience there hasbeen provided a counter 35 upon whichscales may be placed for weighing goods. Clips 36 will be connected withthe order carrying belt 20 for permitting the order slips written by thecustomers to be securely but releasably connected with the order belt.Upon entering the store the customers will examine the goods on displayupon the shelves and in the showcases and after having obtained an orderslip will write out an order for'the various articles desired, writingmaterial being provided upon one of the showcases for convenience. Theorder slip will then be connected with the order belt and will pass intothe supply room where a clerk will take the order and after filling thesame will place the goods together with the order slip upon The goodswill be carried by the delivery belt to the cashiers stand at thecounter 19 and the purchaser will pay for the goods and receive them atthis counter.

It will thus be seen that with this construe-- tion it is not necessaryto have clerks in the outer room to wait on customers as the goods forsale are displayed in the outer room and the customer will make out anorder and send it into the supply room where the order is filled and thegoods sent to the cashiers counter. Customers can therefore be easilyand quickly-Waited on with this improved store construction.

What is claimed is:

1. A store structure comprising an inclosure, a partition in saidinclosure to provide independent display and supply rooms, an exchangeaccessible from said rooms and having counters located in the respectiverooms on opposite sides of the partition and inner and outer reverselytraveling conveyers movably arranged at each side of the exchange fordispersing orders and articles from one room to the other.

2. A store structure comprising an inclosure, a partition in saidinclosure to provide independent display and supply rooms,

an exchange accessible from said rooms and having counters located inthe respective rooms on opposite sides of the partition and inner andouter reversely traveling conveyers movably arranged at each side of theexchange for dispersing orders and articles from one room to the other,and means at the exchange to provide a guard for the inner and outerconveyers to have the inner conveyer accessible only from the saidexchange and the outer conveyer accessible only from the display room.

3. A store structure comprising an inclosure, a partition in saidinclosure to provide independent display and supply rooms, an exchangeaccessible from said rooms and having counters located in the respectiverooms on opposite sides of the partition and inner and outer reverselytraveling conveyers movably arranged at each side of the exchange fordispersing orders and articles from one room to the other, means at theexchange to provide a guard for the inner and outer conveyers to havethe inner conveyer accessible only from the said exchange and the outerconveyer accessible only from the display room, and means for impartingmotion to the conveyers to reversely drive the same. v

I 4. A store structure comprising an inclosure, a partition in saidinclosure to provide independent display and supply rooms, an exchangeaccessible from said rooms and having counters located in the respectiverooms on opposite sides of the partition and inner and outer reverselytraveling conveyers movably arranged at each side of the exchange fordispersing orders and articles from one room to the other, means at theexchange to provide a guard for the inner and outer conveyers to havethe inner conveyer accessible only from the said exchange and the outerconveyer accessible only from the display room, means for impartingmotion to the conveyers to reversely drive the same, and counterslocated beyond the conveyers at the ends of said'exchange. 5. storestructure comprising an inclosure, a partition in said inclosure toprovide independent display and supply rooms, an exchange accessiblefrom said rooms and having counters located in the respective rooms onopposite sides of the partition and inner and outer reversely travelingconveyers movably arranged at each side of the exchange for dispersingorders and articles from one'room to theother, means at the exchange toprovide a guard for the inner and outer conveyers to have the innerconveyer accessible only from the said exchange and the outer conveyeraccessible only from the display room, means for imparting motion to theconveyers to reversely drive the same, counters located beyond theconveyers at the ends of said exchange, the guards being co-extensivewith the exchange for that portion only within the display room.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

JAMES M. TURNER.

